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10 U.S.C. § 8702 - Acquisition and transfer of vessels and equipment

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(a) Authority.— The Secretary of the Navy may acquire or transfer for operation by private salvage companies such vessels and equipment as the Secretary considers necessary.

(b) Agreement on Use.— Before any salvage vessel or salvage gear is transferred by the Secretary to a private party, the private party must agree in writing with the Secretary that the vessel or gear will be used to support organized offshore salvage facilities for a period of as many years as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(c) Reference to Authority To Advance Funds for Immediate Salvage Operations.— For authority for the Secretary of the Navy to advance to private salvage companies such funds as the Secretary considers necessary to provide for the immediate financing of salvage operations, see section 3808(b) of this title.

(Added Pub. L. 104106, div. A, title X, § 1015, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 424, § 7362; renumbered § 8702, Pub. L. 115232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836; amended Pub. L. 116283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1834(i)(5), as added Pub. L. 11781, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(n)(2), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2145; Pub. L. 116283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1876(c), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4291; Pub. L. 11781, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(n)(3), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2146.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments2021—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116283, § 1876(c), which directed striking the first two words of the subsec. heading, striking the text of subsec. (c) and inserting the text of par. (2) of section 2307(g) of this title, and substituting “this subsection” for “this paragraph” in the second sentence thereof, was repealed by Pub. L. 11781, § 1701(n)(3), effective as if included in title XVIII of Pub. L. 116283. Pub. L. 116283, § 1834(i)(5), as added by Pub. L. 11781, § 1701(n)(2), which directed substitution of “section 3808(b)” for “section 2307(g)(2)” in section 8702(c), without specifying the Code title to be amended, was executed to subsec. (c) of this section to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 2018—Pub. L. 115232 renumbered section 7362 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 11781 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 11781, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and note below. Amendment by Pub. L. 116283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.